Awaken Your Financial Genius

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1 Awaken Your Financial Genius Rules of the Game The More You Play this Game the Richer You Become

2 MONEY IS NOT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE but it does seem to affect everything that is important. THE QUICK START 1)Select a Banker for the game. 2) Place *Opportunity, The Market and Doodads cards on board. 3) Distribute a Game Card ( Statement/) to each. 4)Deal out one Profession Card to each. 5) Transfer information from Profession Card to Game Card. 6) Meet your. ( to your right.) 7) Banker distributes cash ( + Savings) to each. Remember to erase savings from your Game Card once you receive it. 8)Choose your playing pieces; Rat, Cheese and Tokens, all of the same color. 9)Choose your Dream on the Fast Track by placing your Cheese piece on it. 10) Place your Rat playing piece on Start Here arrow on the Rat Race. 11) Roll die to see who goes first. 12) Begin playing CASHFLOW! Remember: To get out of the Rat Race your Passive must be greater than your. To build up your Passive, buy assets that provide a positive cash flow. Read the *Opportunity, The Market and Doodads cards aloud. Every card could affect your financial position. Beware of Bankruptcy. Be smart with your investments. Adjust your strategy as the market changes. *Big Deal and Small Deal Cards CASHFLOW, the board game, is covered by Patent 5,826,878 and other patents pending. 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 CASHFLOW Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. CASHFLOW is a registered trademark of CASHFLOW Technologies, Inc.

3 CASHFLOW Rules of the Game CASHFLOW is played in two parts. Part I - The Rat Race The Rat Race is the inner circle on the game board. (The Rat Race is where most of us are trapped day-in and day-out.) Your goal is to get out of the Rat Race and onto the Fast Track. To get out of the Rat Race you must buy investments which give you cash flow (or passive income) so that your Passive is greater than your. Part II - Fast Track The Fast Track is the outer track of the game board. (The Fast Track is where the Rich play the game of money.) Once you ve moved from the Rat Race to the Fast Track your goals are to: 1) BUY YOUR DREAM The Dreams are the pink spaces on the Fast Track and/or 2) INCREASE YOUR MONTHLY CASH FLOW You win CASHFLOW if: 1) You are the first to buy your Dream. H OW TO W IN If a buys their Dream on the Fast Track then that is the winner and the game is over. or 2) You are the first on the Fast Track to accumulate $50,000 in Fast Track by buying Fast Track businesses (green squares). How To Set Up The Game 1) Elect one to act as Banker. The Banker should be someone good with numbers and able to handle cash transactions quickly. If the Banker is also playing the game then they must keep their own game money separate from the money of the Bank. The Banker pays & receives all monies to and from players. 2) Shuffle the Opportunity, The Market and Doodads cards. Place them face down on the game board on their marked places. 3) Distribute one Statement/ to each. This is your Game Card. Take a moment to review the Game Card. Get familiar with the form and the words. Use the Statement/ side of your Game Card for the Rat Race portion of the game. The side of your Game Card labeled Congratulations! is used when you enter the Fast Track. 1

4 4) Shuffle the Profession cards and randomly deal, face down, one to each. Distribute one pencil to each. Each then turns over their Profession card and enters the information from it, exactly as it is written, onto their Game Card. Note: Each starts the game with no bank loans, no bank loan payment, and no children. 5) Meet your. This is the person on your right. The s role is to assist you in making accurate calculations. Each time you make a change to your Game Card your must check your work. 6) The Banker distributes cash to each. The amount of cash each receives at the beginning of the game is: a) The s (income minus expenses, on your Game Card). Your is also your Pay Check. PLUS b) The s Savings (listed on your Game Card). Your savings is only paid to you at the start of the game. Erase the savings amount from your Game Card once you receive it. Savings is not part of your Pay Check. YOU ARE NOW READY TO PLAY CASHFLOW! To Begin 1) Each chooses two same-colored playing pieces; a Rat and a Cheese. also receives a set of same-colored tokens. 2) Place your Cheese playing piece on one of the Dreams (pink spaces) on the Fast Track. Two s may choose the same Dream. (Consider the risk/reward ratio of doing this.) Place your Rat piece on the arrow marked Start Here on the Rat Race. 3) s roll one die. The with the highest number goes first. Play then passes to the on the left. (Order of play remains the same whether s are in the Rat Race or on the Fast Track.) 4) s in the Rat Race roll one die on their turn. First rolls the die and moves in a clockwise direction. Other s follow. Landing on the same space as another has no effect on either. 5) If you land on Opportunity, The Market, or Doodads draw a card and read it out loud. PLEASE REFER TO THE DIAGRAMS ON PAGES 8-13 FOR HOW TO ADJUST YOUR GAME CARD. 2

5 SPACES ON THE RAT RACE PAY CHECK Each time you land on or pass Pay Check you receive the amount of your from the Bank. If this amount is negative (minus), pay it to the Bank. The period from Pay Check to Pay Check is one month. Cash you receive is added to your supply of cash on hand. (In real life cash shows up on your. For ease of play you need not record it. ) If you forget to ask for your Pay Check, you lose it! OPPORTUNITY The Small Deals and Big Deals cards are your Opportunity cards. They include a variety of investment opportunities that may help you in your quest to get out of the Rat Race. When you land on an Opportunity space you may choose either a Small Deal or a Big Deal card. The largest Small Deal costs $5,000 to get into. The Big Deals begin at $6,000. Read the card aloud. Some Deals may allow other s to buy or sell assets as well. may only be sold when a card permits or when required by bankruptcy. may not be sold to other s. The Opportunity Card you draw may be sold to another only if the card says so, and at a price negotiated between the s. (The is selling the option to buy the investment listed.) The who buys the card must then buy the asset it offers at the price specified on the card at that time. Opportunities expire when the next moves. s may only sell assets they own. s may not team up with other s to buy investments. THE MARKET The Market cards are where you ll find buyers for your investments. The Market cards also include economic events which may affect your financial position. When you land on a Market space draw a Market card. Read the card aloud. Everyone who has the exact asset mentioned on the card may sell at the specified price. If you sell, remember to adjust your Game Card accordingly. When you sell you will receive your monies from the Bank, on behalf of the buyer. DOODADS Doodads are the unexpected and often unnecesary items on which you spend your money. When you land on a Doodads space draw a Doodads card and follow the directions. Doodads are mandatory, not optional. You may borrow from the Bank (see Bank Loans) to pay Doodad bills. CHARITY Charity is optional. Upon landing on Charity, you may choose to give 10% of your to Charity (pay it to the Bank) in exchange for the use of 2 dice on each of your next 3 turns. 3

6 BABY A new arrival to your family! When you land on Baby do the following: a) Increase the Children on your Game Card (maximum of 3). b) Add the Expense on your Game Card to your Child in the Expense column. c) Add your Expense to your. d) Reduce your Cash flow by the Expense. e) Have your Game Card audited. There is a limit of 3 children per. DOWNSIZED Landing on Downsized means you have temporarily lost your job! Pay the amount of your (to the Bank) and lose 2 turns. (This also ends the affect of Charity.) 4 OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO PLAYERS IN THE RAT RACE BANK LOANS You may borrow money from the Bank, unless you are declared Bankrupt. Loans must be in multiples of $1,000 at 10% interest per month (per Pay Check). Your monthly interest expense (Bank Loan Payment) is $100 for every $1,000 borrowed. When taking a bank loan: a) Receive the amount borrowed from the Bank. b) Add the bank loan to your under. c) Add the bank loan payment (10% of what you borrowed) to your on the Statement. d) Adjust your. e) Adjust your. f) Have your figures audited. PAYING OFF DEBT On any turn you may choose to pay off debt to reduce your. You must pay off the entire amount of any debt, except for bank loans. NOTE: Taxes, Other and Child cannot be paid off. These are permanent expenses. If you pay off debt on your Game Card: a) Remove or adjust the debt from your column. b) Change the amount of your related Expense on the Statement. c) Adjust the amount of your. d)adjust the amount of your. e) Have your check your Game Card.

7 Bank loans may be paid off in units of $1,000. Each $1,000 unit of bank loan paid off reduces your Bank Loan Payment by $100. If paying off part of your bank loan, remember to adjust your Bank Loan figure on your as well as the related Expense on the Statement. BANKRUPTCY If your is negative at any Pay Check, and you do not have the cash on hand to pay the amount due, then you are bankrupt. If you declare bankruptcy: a) Sell any number of assets you own for 1/2 the Down Payment, to the bank. b) Use these funds to pay off debts until your income is greater than your expenses. ( is positive.) c) Lose 3 turns. If, after selling all your assets, your is still negative then 1/2 of your car loans, credit cards and retail debt are wiped out along with 1/2 of their payments. Your Home Mortgage and School Loan remain the same. If your still remains negative then you are officially out of the game. THE FAST TRACK You may move from the Rat Race to the Fast Track at the start of any turn on which your Passive is greater than your. 1) Turn your Game Card over. This is your Fast Track Game Card. Fill in the following: a) Name & b) Calculate Your Buyout, Your Beginning CASHFLOW Day. When you move out of the Rat Race you receive 100 times your Passive, (Your Buyout). This is Your Beginning CASHFLOW Day ; the amount you receive each time you land on or pass CASHFLOW Day. Note: Why do you receive 100 times your Passive? You ve proven your financial intelligence! Your Rat Race investments have prospered. You ve reinvested your returns for outstanding investment success. You ve successfully increased your Passive 100 times! UPON EXITING THE RAT RACE AND BEFORE ENTERING THE FAST TRACK, PLAYERS RECEIVE THEIR BEGINNING CASHFLOW DAY INCOME. c) Calculate Your New CASHFLOW DAY Goal in the How to WIN box. (You New CASHFLOW DAY Goal = Your Beginning CASHFLOW DAY +$50,000) d) Record Your Beginning CASHFLOW Day in Your CASHFLOW Day Record. 2) To enter the Fast Track place your Rat piece on the Enter Here arrow. 3) You roll 2 dice on the Fast Track, unless later rules allow more or less. 4) The Opportunity, The Market, and Doodads cards no longer apply to you. Your Statement and figures from the Rat Race are not applicable now that you are on the Fast Track. 5) You may not borrow money from the Bank on the Fast Track. 5

8 SPACES ON THE FAST TRACK CASHFLOW DAY Each time you land on or pass CASHFLOW Day you receive your CASHFLOW Day from the Bank. You do not have to ask for your CASHFLOW Day to receive it. If you forget it on the turn you land on, or pass it, you may still receive it. BUSINESS INVESTMENTS These are the green spaces on the Fast Track. You may purchase any business investment you choose by landing on the space and paying the Down Payment listed. Once purchased, that business investment is no longer available to other players. When you invest in a business be sure to: a) Place one of your colored tokens on the space you have purchased. b) Add the Business name,, and calculate Your New CASHFLOW Day to your Game Card. c) Have your check your figures. Note: If a business investment space involves rolling a die, that opportunity may be tried by any who lands on that space, until a succeeds. Once a succeeds then that opportunity is no longer available to other s. DREAMS Each time you land on a Dream space you may choose to purchase it if you have the cash available. Place one of your colored tokens on each Dream you purchase. If you land on another s chosen Dream: Whenever you land on another s Dream, you have just increased the cost of that Dream to that by 100% of its original cost. Place your token on their Dream. (You do not own this Dream.) For example: You land on another s chosen Dream. The Dream originally costs $100,000. When the who chose that Dream does land on it they must now pay $100,000 + $100,000, or $200,000, to buy their Dream. If a second lands on the same s Dream there would then be two markers and the must pay $100,000 + $100,000 + $100,000, or $300,000 to buy their Dream. CHARITY Charity is optional. If you choose the Charity option, you may roll 1, 2, or 3 dice for the rest of the game. You may select a different number of dice for each turn. TAX AUDIT Land on tax audit and pay out 1/2 your cash on hand. DIVORCE Lose all your cash. LAWSUIT This will cost you 1/2 your cash on hand. Have Lots of Fun While Learning! 6

9 Profession Statement $ BIG 100 Condo 4-Plex Truck Driver Passive to be greater than your Pat Mike Passive = $2640 Real Estate + Business s) Other : Child : Video/Pinball Expense: 140 : $5140 You re Out Of The Rat Race : $2490 GRO4US Fund BIG Power Co. 10 Down Pay: Cost: Condo 4-Plex : $2650 4,000 40,000 Condo 20, ,000 4-Plex 38, , ,000 80,000 Video/Pinball 20, ,000 Video/Pinball 80,000 7,000 7

10 Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement 5 6 Passive = Real Estate + Business s) Passive = Real Estate + Business s) 8 8 : 9 : Other : Child : Down Pay: Cost: Expense: 4 : : 9 Other : Child : 1 Down Pay: Cost: Expense: Receive or pay your cash settlement : : 10 8 Buying a Real Estate Investment If you buy a Real Estate Investment then follow these steps: In the Asset column, under Real Estate, write in: 1 Type of real estate purchased 2 Down Payment you paid 3 Cost of the real estate In the column, write in: 4 Type of real estate and the mortgage amount In the column, under Real Estate, write in: 5 Type of real estate 6 Amount of On the right hand side of the Game Card, add or subtract: 7 Amount of to your Passive 8 Amount of to your 9 Amount of to your Note: 1) The only cash you pay to purchase real estate is the Down Payment. 2) The mortgage payment has been calculated into the cash flow on the card. No further mortgage payment is necessary. Selling a Real Estate Investment If you sell a Real Estate Investment then follow these steps: 1 Calculate your Settlement. Settlement = Sales Price RE Mortgage Note: Be sure to deduct the amount of your mortgage before receiving your cash. Get your settlement in cash from the Bank. If this figure is negative, pay the amount to the Bank. In the Asset column, under real estate, remove: 2 Type of real estate purchased 3 Down Payment you paid 4 Cost of the real estate In the column, remove: 5 Type of real estate and the mortgage amount In the column, under Real Estate, remove: 6 Type of real estate 7 Amount of On the right hand side of the Game Card, deduct: 8 Amount of from your Passive 9 Amount of from your 10 Amount of from your

11 Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement 4 Passive = Real Estate + Business s) 5 5 Passive = Real Estate + Business s) 6 6 : 7 : Other : Child : Down Pay: Cost: Expense: : : 7 Other : Child : 1 Down Pay: Cost: Expense: Receive sale amount from Bank : : 8 Buying Stocks / Mutual Funds If you buy Stocks / Mutual Funds then follow these steps: In the Asset column, under Stocks/Mutuals/CDs, write in: 1 Symbol of Stock/Mutual Fund 2 shares purchased 3 Cost per share (today s price) If a dividend is being paid from the stock/mutual fund, in the income column under Dividends, write in: 4 Symbol of Stock/Mutual Fund and the dividend amount On the right hand side of the Game Card add: 5 Amount of Dividend to your Passive 6 Amount of Dividend to your 7 Amount of Dividend to your Selling Stocks / Mutual Funds If you are selling Stocks / Mutual Funds then follow these steps: 1 Calculate your Sale Amount. Sale Amount = Shares x Selling Price Get this amount in cash from the Bank. In the Asset column, under Stocks/Mutuals/CDs, remove: 2 Symbol of Stock/Mutual Fund 3 shares purchased 4 Price per share (today s price) If a dividend is being paid from the stock/mutual fund, in the income column, under Dividends, remove: 5 Symbol of Stock/Mutual Fund and the dividend amount On the right hand side of the Game Card, deduct: 6 Amount of Dividend from your Passive 7 Amount of Dividend from your 8 Amount of Dividend from your 9

12 Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement Passive = Real Estate + Business s) Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement Passive = Real Estate + Business s) Other : Child : Down Pay: Cost: 2 Expense: 1 : : : 3 4 Other : Child : 3 1 Receive cash from Bank Down Pay: Cost: Expense: : : : Baby If you land on Baby do the following on your Game Card: 1 Increase the Children. 2 Add the Expense to your Child in the Expense column. 3 Add the Expense to your. 4 Reduce your by the Expense. Return On Investment: (Your x 12 months) Your Down Payment Cost of Property Amount you must pay to buy this property Big Deal Opportunity Card Apartment House for Sale 12 unit apartment house offered by out-of-state heirs of handyman/owner. Long waiting list for apartments in this building. Use this yourself or sell to another player. 58% ROI, may sell for $300,000 to $480,000 Cost: $350,000 Mortgage: $300,000 DownPay: $50,000 : +$2,400 Bank Loans If you take out a Bank Loan follow these steps: 1 Receive the amount borrowed from the Bank. 2 Add the bank loan amount to your Liability column. 3 Add the bank loan payment (10% of what you borrowed) to your. 4 Add the bank loan payment to your. 5 Reduce your by the bank loan payment. Amount you owe on this property, your liability Amount of monthly cash flow from this property (Your Passive )

13 Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement Profession Passive to be greater than your Statement Passive = Real Estate + Business s) $ 510 Passive = Real Estate + Business s) : $ 2200 : Other : Child : 2 Down Pay: Cost: Expense: : : Other : Child : In this example, if you have less than $1250 cash on hand... Down Pay: Cost: Expense: : : $ 3450 $ 1250 Paying Off Debt When you pay off debt adjust your Game Card as follows: 1 Remove (or adjust for Bank Loan) the debt in the Column. 2 Remove (or adjust) the payment from your Expense Column. 3 Adjust the amount of your. 4 Adjust the amount of your. You Are Bankrupt You are bankrupt if, when you land on or pass Pay Check, your is negative and you do not have enough cash on hand to pay the negative amount. (See Bankruptcy for what to do next.) Name of Stock The average high s and low s of this stock Small Deal Opportunity Card Stock OK4U Drug Co. Market strength leads to high share price for this long time maker of medicines. Only you may buy as many shares as you want at this price. Everyone may sell at this price. Symbol OK4U Today s price: $20 No dividend (Yield or ROI = 0%) Trading Range: $5 to $30 The price you can buy or sell at today The amount of cash flow you will get from this stock (Your Passive ) 11

14 Your Profession DOCTOR (MD) Please copy all data, excluding 0 s, onto your Game Card. Goal: To build up your Passive to be greater than your. $13, Real Estate/Business: 0 Real Estate/Business is the sum of your Passive ) 3,420 Mortgage/Rent Pay: 1,900 School Loan Pay: Other : 2,880 Child : 0 (Note: All s begin with 0 children) $400 Passive : 0 : $13,200 Expense: $640 : $9,650 : $3,550 Mortgage: 202, ,000 19,000 9,000 1,000 Enter the information from your Profession Card onto your Game Card exactly as it is written, excluding the 0 s. Profession Doctor Passive to be greater than your Statement $13,200 Joe Smith Passive = Real Estate + Business s) Other : Child : $3,420 $1,900 $750 $380 $270 $50 $2,880 Expense: $640 $13,200 : : $9650 Down Pay: Cost: $400 $202,000 $150,000 $19,000 $9,000 $1,000 : $

15 GLOSSARY OF CASHFLOW TERMS A B C D F G I L M P R S T ASSET: Something that puts money in your pocket, with minimum labor. AUTOMATED BUSINESS: A business which is run primarily by technology, versus people. BALANCE SHEET: A snapshot of your assets & liabilities. Your balance sheet in CASHFLOW is on the bottom of your Game Card. CAPITAL: Cash or something of an agreed-upon value. CAPITAL GAIN/LOSS: The difference between what you bought an investment for and what you sold it for, less improvements. CASH FLOW (CF): Cash coming in (as income) and cash going out (as expenses). It is the direction of cash flow that determines whether something is income, expense, asset or liability. Cash flow tells the story. CASH OFFER VS. FINANCED OFFER: Someone paying all cash versus someone paying a down payment and financing the remainder. CCR: Cash-on-cash return. (see ROI) CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT: A loan to government & businesses, issued through banks, with specified maturity dates and interest rates. DIVIDEND: A distribution of profits of a company to the shareholders. DOODADS:, often unnecessary or unexpected, that simply take money out of your pocket. DOWN PAYMENT: A percentage of the purchase price an investor pays for an investment. The remainder of the price is then financed through other means. FORECLOSURE: A bank or individual takes your property for non-payment of the mortgage. GOV T SAVINGS BOND: A loan an individual makes to the government in exchange for payment of interest on that loan. INCOME STATEMENT: A form showing your income and expenses over a period of time. Also called a profit & loss statement. (Shown on the left hand-side of your game card.) INFLATION: An economic situation where consumer prices rise. IPO: Initial Public Offering. The first time a company offers shares of stock to the general public. LIABILITY: Something that takes money out of your pocket. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP: A legal entity set up to hold assets. Allows limited liability for limited partners. MORTGAGE: If you are financing your real estate, the property you are financing is used as collateral against the amount of money you are financing, or borrowing. The mortgage is the security instrument. MUTUAL FUND: A variety of stocks, bonds, or securities, grouped together, managed by a professional investment company and purchased by individual investors through shares. The shares possess no direct ownership value in the various companies. PASSIVE INCOME: generated from your investments such as interest, dividends, and real estate rentals, with minimal work. REIT: Real Estate Investment Trust. Similar to a mutual fund; deals solely in real estate. ROI: Return On Investment. Return on capital, as a percentage, from an investment. Example: An apartment building costs $500,000. You pay $100,000 as a down payment. You have a monthly cash flow of $2,000. Your ROI is $2,000 x 12, divided by $100,000 or 24%. SHARES SPLIT: A corporate action where the number of shares you own increases and the price per share decreases. STOCK SHARE: Ashare of stock represents ownership in a corporation. The shareholders (those people owning stock in a company) are the actual owners of the company. TAX LIEN (Property): A legal claim on a property for unpaid taxes TAX-DEFERRED EXCHANGE: A method of buying & selling real estate that allows you to defer payment of taxes on your capital gains profit. (1031 refers to the U.S.A. Tax Code.) THE MARKET: Where products are bought and sold. TRADING RANGE: The average high and low prices of an investment. 13

16 How To Be A 3-Hour Millionaire Having fun is the second-best way to learn. Teaching a friend or a loved one is the best way. By teaching others, your level of comprehension soars. The main reason CASHFLOW was designed as a board game, was to allow all s to be teachers. We each have strengths and weaknesses. The game, CASHFLOW, allows each to also teach as well as learn. If you are sincere about being financially free in your lifetime, then we recommend the following learning plan. Six Steps to Becoming a 3-Hour Millionaire 1. Find 1 to 5 other friends who are serious about becoming rich. 2. Set aside 3 hours to play the game. 3. Agree to play this game once a month for a year. For example, the 3rd Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Repetition is the basis for learning. 4. After the game is over, take a few minutes to discuss what each is doing in real life. For example, are they reducing debt or expenses? Are their savings going up? Have they found anything exciting to invest in? 5. NOW PLAY FOR REAL! Once familiar with the game, then have each put their real living expenses and income on the Game Cards and play the game again. See if that individual can actually get out of the Rat Race. 6. Start on time, end on time. Agree to show up. Support each other s learning and life-long development. Have fun as your mind brings out your true financial genius. In one year your life will be completely different your future more secure your mind razor sharp you ll see opportunities everywhere all in just 3 hours. F.Y.I. U.S. Fact: Today s average 50 year old has only $2,300 saved toward retirement. J. Arthur Urcivoli Sr. V.P. Merrill Lynch CASHFLOW may not be used for commercial purposes without prior written approval from CASHFLOW Technologies, Inc. CASHFLOW TECHNOLOGIES, INC. CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 4330 N. Civic Ctr. Plaza Suite 101 Scottsdale Arizona USA FAX CASHFLOW EDUCATION AUSTRALIA Level Pacific Highway Crows Nest NSW 2065 Australia TEL: FAX: visit our website: or us at: info@richdad.com I t s t i m e t o g e t o u t o f t h e r a t r a c e! G101CTI5